Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1887-05-30
State News.
KEyNEBEc.

KEsSEBEc.
A wild animal of some kind is proving
around in the back part of the town of Wins
low, il is said to have six toes, TO be of q
dark color, and that it makes . screeching
sound at night.
According to the Waterville Mail, Hub
bard G. Blake the scythe and axe manufac-
,urers we'll known throughout the State, are
about to remove from Oakland, because COM
petition is strong and there are some dis
advantages in the location. They say thev
have to pay freight two ways, first on the stock
they buy, then on the manufactured goods
shipped back to New York aud the West, and
the freight eats them up.
KNOX.
We take the following Camden Items from
the Rockland Free Press G. II. Cleveland
has q handsome steam launch, 25 feet in
lenght, BY feet inches beam; which was
built for him by E. II. Bramhall 1t will
accommodate party of twelve and will steam
8 miles an hour. Mr.. Cleveland will place
it on Megunticook Lake this summer. It's
finely modelled craft-The building on
Main street owned by H II. Cleveland,
which partially burned last October, is being
rebuilt, H. C. Small having charge of the
job. 1t will be three stories in height, with
rldteu TOOi anu VIII Uc COnplctcu Tic
first of July. Atwick & Trim, grocers, will
occupy the lower floor and the upper stories
will be fitted up for offices and a hall. E.
Daily, the well known boat builder. is at
work finishing up number Of sailing crafts
and row boats. He has fifteen boats to build,
the greater part of which are for Mt. Desert
parties. Mr.. Daily's reputation as boat
builder insures him constant employment.
Sailing boats built by him have in nearly
every case proved very speedy. The work
he now has on hand will keep him busy for
several months and the season for orders in
his line has scarcely opened The plans for
the construction of the pontoon bridge, $50
feet in length, were made recently BY E. II.
Brsmhall of this place and sent to Curacao,
w. l. Mr.. Bramhall has been notified of
the acceptance of his plans and requested to
make figures, which he has done. The bridge
would require II boats, strongly built and
copper fastened and would cost from S20,-
600 to S25 900. If MIR. Bramhall receives
the contract he will employ q large crew and
rush the work forward, as it would have to
be completed BY November LIST. We hope it
will be awarded to him.
A l2-foot wherry was stolen from Spruce
Head. South Thomaston, Friday Monday
the boat was found at Thomsston by Sheriff
Irish, in the possession of a IA year old boy
named VIM. Allen, arrested there for break.
ing into house. The boy admitted that he
stole the boat, SAYS the Courier-Gazette.
Messrs. II. A. Moore of Boston and G. II.
Emerson of Calais. special agents of the U
S. treasury, we're here last week, making 10
quiries as to the need of supplying the in
spector of customs with boat with which to
board vessels. He has never had one, and
the increasing foreign business has made it
almost impossible to get along without it
longer The special agents will probably
recommend that boat be furnished, in which
case it is pretty sure to be done.
Conductor Hooper of the Knox and Lincoln
railroad, recently found pocket book, con-
tanning consideral sum of money, on a seat
in car on his train. By inquiry he ascer-
tanned that i: had been lost by Thomaston
gentleman, and forwarded it to him. The
owner did not miss it until he had left the
train and reached home, and had no idea
where he had lost it till it was returned.
The Bodwell Granite Co. of Vinalhaven
has received two bronze panels, made in Italy,
to go into q manument which the company is
cutting from red Jonesboro stone for the late
Solomon Juneau, the first white settler born
in Milwaukee in 1918. He was the first
mayor of Milwaukee. One panel represents
him trading with the Indians, and the other
as Mayor.
The Rockland city government is hesitst-
ing about paying the hose companies, and the
men have voted to refuse duty until the city
should sgree to pay them $500 yearly. The
Sears company has disbanded, and the Berry
company will disband the first day of June
unless they receive $500 The Courier-Ga-
zette says that with troublesome and active
incendiary at the north end 1t is serious
matter to let things 60 as they now are.
II. M. Beans ship yard, at Camden, will
present busy scene this summer. He was
recently awarded the contract to build two
large four-mssted schooners for parties re
siding in Taunton, Mass. One of them W hen
completed, will have a net register of l 800
tons, and the other 200 tons. These vessels
will be very substantially built and from the
very best materials. They are to be COM
pleted BY fall. From one hundred to one
hundred and fifty men will be given employ
ment in this yard this season. Mr. Bean has
recently purchased a steam engine, and
placed it in his yard. 1t will be used in
hosting the heavy materials, used in the
building, into place. Mr.. Beans yard abounds
in all the modern facilities useful 10 carrying
on the business and he claims to be able to
build cheaper than other builders.
PENoBscoT.
The work of making an inventory of the
liquor held by Maj w. z. Clayton of Ban.
gor. the retiring State agent, was completed
Friday noon. The total value was found to
be Sl3,lS OF and all was in good condition.
The stuff was to be shipped to Lewiston FRI
day night if sufficient number of cars could
be obtained in which to transport it.
Albert McLain & Son, the Passadumkeag
canoe builders are doing big business this
season having contracted for sixty to be sent
to all parts Of the United States and England.
They have just received a check from a man
in London, Eng, for what is believed to be
first bark canoe ever sent across the water.
They expect to work up large trade for
their canoes.
Bangor people are going into Mount Desert
land investments very heavily. Thursday a
party of gentlemen from this city purchased
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